Book 3. (1 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 16 | 56 | View more quotes about consider">Consider what would happen if we allowed him free technological development on our world". |
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Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 16 | 53 | "According to our calculations, which may of course be mistaken, life as you know it on the earth will destroy itself within the next thousand years". |
| 16 | 54 | I shook my head sadly. |
| 16 | 55 | "As I said," went on Misk, "man is subrational. |
| 16 | 56 | Consider what would happen if we allowed him free technological development on our world". |
| 16 | 57 | I nodded. |
| 16 | 58 | I could see that from the Priest-Kings' point of view it would be more dangerous than handing out automatic weapons to chimpanzees and gorillas. |
| 16 | 59 | Man had not proved himself worthy of a superior technology to the Priest-Kings. |
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"According to our calculations, which may of course be mistaken, life as you know it on the earth will destroy itself within the next thousand years".
I shook my head sadly.
"As I said," went on Misk, "man is subrational.
Consider what would happen if we allowed him free technological development on our world".
I nodded.
I could see that from the Priest-Kings' point of view it would be more dangerous than handing out automatic weapons to chimpanzees and gorillas.
Man had not proved himself worthy of a superior technology to the Priest-Kings.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor)